Fishbbmaws fly



H. CASSEDY, SII.

FISHERNIANS FLY.

APPLICATION FILED III/m12. 191B.

Patented July 8, 1919.

' TED HIBAM. CASSEDY, SR., OF BROKHA'VEN, MISSISSIPPI.

FISHERMANS FLY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July'S, 1919.

Application filed March 12, 1918. Serial No. 221,967.

To all .whom zt may concern.'

Be it known that I, HIRAM CAssEDY, Sr., a -citizen of the United States, and a resident of Brookhaven, in the county of Lincoln and State of Mississippi, have invented vide a fly having a body which may be adjusted to accommodate removable wings.

A still further object of the invention, more specifically, is the provision of a iy having a body arranged with a clamping section for clamping wings to the body in a natural position while allowing a quick removal therefrom at any time.

.In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a iy disclosing an embodiment of the invention. F Fig 2 isan edge view of the iiy shown in Fig. 3 is a top plan view of a blank of a set of wings.

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal vertical section through Fig. 1 on line M.

Y Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view through Fig. 1 on line 5 5.

Fig. 6 is a side view of a slightly modified form of the invention to that shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 7 is a sectional view through Fig. 6 on line 7-7.

Fig. 8 is a top plan view of the structure shown in Fig. 6.

Fig. 9 is a top plan view of a further modied form of liy or lure to that shown in Figs. 1 and 6.

Fig. 10 is a section through Fig. 9 on line 10-10.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals 1 indicates the wlngs of a butterfly and 2 the body. The wings l are made from cloth, paper, or parchment, or in fact any desired material, but preferably some material which will withstand the action. of water to a certain extent and which will lithograph so as to receive the proper colors of the different flies desired. The body 2 is formed with a notch 3 in which the central section 4 of the wings 1 is posi Vtioned, said centralsection being clamped rigidly in place by a filling clamping block 5 held in place in any suitable way, as for instance by screw 6. Preferably the screwr 6 also passes through the eye of the hook 7 so that the hook is clamped in a correct position. A screw eye 8 is connected to the head or front of the body 2, said screw eye receiving the end of the line 9 whereby the lure may be properly cast. In angling for ame fish it is known that extreme care must e used at all times, and in addition only certain kinds of insects must be provided at different times of the year and even at different timesof the day. In order to answer these requirements it is customary for fishermen to take along a supply of liies, to in a certain sense comply with the tastes of the fish. In the present invention it is aimed to form the shape of the body 2 according to some particular insect and to provide a number of diii'erent wings of that insectas well as wings of other insects which may be applied to the body at any time. In this way only a small supply of bodies is necessary while a comparatively large supply of wings may be utilized to satisfy the different sh sought.

As shown in Fig. 5 the cutaway portion or socket 3 is preferably V-shaped and the block 5 made to correspond so that the wings 1 will set at a substantially proper angle for insects of the kind desired. As the body 2 with the clamp 5 and associate parts weighs more than the wings the body will usually strike the water iirst and then the device will fall over to one side so that one of the wings will become wet while the other waves more or less in the air, thus imitating more or less the action of a butterfiy or other insect when they accidentally fall into the water. In order to keep up the illusion of a live butterfly or insect the sherman can give a slight movement to the device by proper manpulation of the string 9.

In Figs. 6 and 8 a modified form of the invention is shown in which removable wings are held in place by a pivotally mounted member 10, said member being pivotally supported by suitable means, as for instance pins 11 so that it may be lowered to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 6, while the wings are fitted in position as shown in Fig. 7, after which the clamping member l10 is forced back into position Aand held therein by friction. The central section ./A 4 must, ,of course, be sufficiently wide to be wrapped around the body 2 as shown in Fig. 7 in order that the wings l may be properly positioned above the body.

In Figs. 9 and 10 will be seen a further modified form of the invention in which the body 2 is provided with a cutaway portion 12 having an overhang'ing shoulder 13\ for receiving the clamping block 14. The block 14 is held in position by the overhanging shoulder 13 and by the p-ivotally mounted catch 15 secured to the body 2". When it is desired to remove the wings 1 from this form of the invention catch'l is moved to one side, as for instance to a position at right angles to that shown in Fig. 9 and then the clamping block 14; moved upwardly pvotally after which the wings are removed and new wings applied, after which bloc-k 15 is replaced and yagain moved over the l end of the block.

It is, of course, understood that the body in all the different forms of the invention may be made of any desired shape, and that the wings also may be any desired shape and color to match the body and to'V provide an insect of the proper appearancek for the fish at the particular season or. time of the day. In forming the body 2 of the preferred'or any of the modied forms' of the invention it will 'be understood that the same may be made from wood, hollow metal or any desiredk material which will accomplish the results desired.

What I claim is :4

1. A fish lure comprising a body having a notch therein, a wing structure formed with a section adapted to fit into said notch, a clamp-ing block arranged in said notch so as to clamp said wings to said body, and means for locking said wings between said body and block.

2. A sh Jlure comprising a body formed with a notch having faces at an angle to each other, a wing structure having a central section fitting into said notch, a clamp-v and said body for locking the block in said.

notch, said clamping member being carried by said body.

HIRAM oAssEnY; sR. 

